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Differences in baseline lymphocyte counts and autoreactivity are associated with differences in outcome of islet cell transplantation in type 1 diabetic patients
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Abstract
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| OBJECTIVE-The metabolic outcome of islet cell transplants in type 1 diabetic patients is variable. This retrospective analysis examines whether differences in recipient characteristics at the time of transplantation are correlated with inadequate graft function. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS-Thirty nonuremic C-peptide-negative type 1 diabetic patients had received an intraportal islet cell graft of comparable size under an ATG-tacrolimus-mycophenolate mofetil regimen. Baseline patient characteristics were compared with outcome parameters during the first 6 posttransplant months (i.e., plasma C-peptide, glycemic variability, and gain of insulin independence). Correlations in univariate analysis were further examined in a multivariate model. RESULTS-Patients that did not become insulin independent exhibited significantly higher counts of B-cells as well as a T-cell autoreactivity against insulinoma-associated protein 2 (IA2) and/or GAD. In one of them, a liver biopsy during posttransplant year 2 showed B-cell accumulations near insulin-positive P-cell aggregates. Higher baseline total lymphocytes and T-cell autoreactivity were also correlated with lower plasma C-peptide levels and higher glycemic variability. CONCLUSIONS-Higher total and B-cell counts and presence of T-cell autoreactivity at baseline are independently associated with lower graft function in type 1 diabetic patients receiving intraportal islet cells under ATG-tacrolimus-mycophenolate mofetil therapy. Prospective studies are needed to assess whether control of these characteristics can help increase the function of islet cell grafts during the first year posttransplantation. Diabetes 58:2267-2276, 2009 |
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English
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Source (journal)
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Diabetes / American Diabetes Association. - New York, N.Y., - 2006
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Publication
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New York, N.Y.
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2009
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ISSN
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0012-1797
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1939-327X
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DOI
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10.2337/DB09-0160
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58
:10
(2009)
, p. 2267-2276
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ISI
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000270776200014
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Full text (publisher's version - intranet only)
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